HCEA Negotiated Agreement - Harford County Public Schools

the required program entry fees. Candidates who fail to successfully complete the
program within the established time allotment will be required to reimburse the
Harford County Public Schools for program entry fees. National Board Certified
Teachers will be paid on the same scale as Master’s Degree with Professional
Certificate.
ARTICLE XXII
Personal Rights
22.1 No teacher shall be reduced in compensation or reduced in rank with a resulting
reduction in compensation for arbitrary or capricious reasons.
22.2* Any discipline of an employee by a supervisor shall be conducted in private, so as to
avoid embarrassment to the employee, except when immediate action is required by
the supervisor in an emergency situation.
22.3* The teacher is recognized as the person with primary responsibility for determining
the grades for the students in his or her class.
22.4* Teachers’ Citizenship Rights. The Board of Education recognizes the citizenship
rights of teachers. Should any section of this agreement be held to be violative of a
teacher’s citizenship rights under the law by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
section of this agreement shall be deemed null and void.
22.5* Self-Protection. A teacher may, in accordance with the law, apply such amount of
force as is reasonable and necessary for the purpose of self-defense.
22.6* Whenever a teacher is required to appear before the Superintendent, or his/her
designee, for the purpose of discussing suspension or dismissal, the teacher shall be
given the opportunity to have a representative of the Association present.
22.7* Right to Respond. A teacher may attach a signed and dated addendum to
documents placed in his/her file.
22.8* The Board and the Association agree not to interfere with the right of the teacher to
join and participate in the Association or not to join the Association.
*These provisions are not subject to the grievance procedure.
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